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Udo
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Looks like we'll be running into Elcazador next month. We'll be in the same region at about the same time.
I'll remember his rig. We'll be in a fixed up grey FJ Cruiser with a yellow 20' kayak on top!
p.s. Lic plate will say BAJARDE, similar to Ken's BAJAJEP
[Edited on 11-8-2011 by Udo]
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ElCazadorAZ
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Looking forward to it Udo! When I say my old Dodge truck is blue, I'm being a little optimistic. Its really Apache Junction Faded-to-Chalk, well at
least on all surfaces parallel to the earth. The rest of it is dark blue and silver. I'm paying attention to all the great advice above and will be
looking into the spot south of Mulege David K recommended. Front tag on the Blue Moose reads AH2BNAZ. Kinda hard to miss it being humungous and
all..... The yellow kayak on the FJ will tip us off its you, no doubt. With some luck, we'll be stocked up on Noche Buena or at the very least
something cold. Bohemia, Victoria.... Never could find Negra Modelos in Mexico accept at the border. THANKS ALL! H.
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ElCazadorAZ
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KILLER MAPS David K. Thanks for sharing. Wife and I are Rt 66 buffs and got sick of I-40 between ABQ and Flagstaff. After our zillonth trip we found a
repro 1940-something Rt66 guide and we used it to drive on every section left of the Mother Road in AZ and NM. Took forever, but we had a ball. Those
old maps record the "progress" of roads and regions. We have half of a big file cabinet stuffed with maps. We bought the International Travel Maps
waterproof Mexico 1:2,000,000 escala. Looks like a pretty decent map. Any suggestions for Baja California specific maps?? Thanks, H.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ElCazadorAZ
KILLER MAPS David K. Thanks for sharing. Wife and I are Rt 66 buffs and got sick of I-40 between ABQ and Flagstaff. After our zillonth trip we found a
repro 1940-something Rt66 guide and we used it to drive on every section left of the Mother Road in AZ and NM. Took forever, but we had a ball. Those
old maps record the "progress" of roads and regions. We have half of a big file cabinet stuffed with maps. We bought the International Travel Maps
waterproof Mexico 1:2,000,000 escala. Looks like a pretty decent map. Any suggestions for Baja California specific maps?? Thanks, H.
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I love maps as well... A map is like a time portal to the past!
Get the Baja California Almanac... and the Auto Club (AAA) Baja map. The first is the most detailed topo road map of the peninsula, in book form, and
the AAA one is just a handy map for planning, all roads in the map have mileages, and you can highlight your route on it easily.
Obtain at http://discoverbaja.com (Discover Baja Travel Club is in San Diego and they do sell to non-members, or join for a discount+!) or directly at http://baja-almanac.com and the other at an AAA office (if you are a member).
There is also a Nomad who owns http://bajabooksandmaps.com (BajaJudy) and sells these!
[Edited on 11-9-2011 by David K]
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BajaBlanca
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We love the Baja California Almanac - it has such detail !! look for the best price - Les bought it directly from the company and the price was
waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay cheaper - something like only $27.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBlanca
We love the Baja California Almanac - it has such detail !! look for the best price - Les bought it directly from the company and the price was
waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay cheaper - something like only $27. |
Blanca, I think all the sources sell it for the suggested retail...?
Here is BajaJudy's store price:
NEW EDITION
BAJA CALIFORNIA ALMANAC 2009 EDITION
TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS
Paperback
Pub date 2009
$24.95
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I just checked Discover Baja, and their NON-Member price with tax included is $27.15 (members pay $24.xx)
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BajaBlanca
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do you know that I think Les (at the time) looked at Amazon and it was over $100 !!
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBlanca
do you know that I think Les (at the time) looked at Amazon and it was over $100 !! |
That was an older, no longer published, 'collectors price'... since then a new Almanac was published. I buy extra copies myself, as these things can
be more valuable than stocks!
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bufeo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
| Quote: | Originally posted by Barry A.
-------interesting David that "Catavina" shows up on the old Gulick/Gerhard map, but not on the Cliff Cross map. I wonder what's up with that?
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Cataviņa was an old abandoned ranch... But, in the mid-late 1960's ..., there was NO Cataviņa... |
Perhaps there was no Cataviņa as a place name, but it shows up on my Baja California Map and Guide, Wheelock and Moffett, 1972, and Wheelock
describes it as "Arroyo Cataviņa" in the text. That area is also described to me as "Arroyo Cataviņa" in a note from Campbell Grant dated October
1964. Campbell didn't mention any abandoned rancho in his description. The old mission, however, was mentioned.
Allen R
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